I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say.

He wasn't good with this sort of thing - with the back-and-forth dance between man and woman. He wasn't even sure if they were dancing, or if she was merely being polite.

I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face.

The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. I’ll be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told.

Caleb told me that our mother said there was evil in everyone, and the first step to loving someone else is to recognize that evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.

Because even the smallest of words can be the ones to hurt you, or save you.

I always hated guys who were so damn wrapped up in themselves they thought they could do no wrong.” He gave a mirthless laugh. “Turns out I’m one of them.

False conclusions which have been reasoned out are infinitely worse than blind impulse.

We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

The more I look at most of the art movements, it's all occultism, when you get down to it. The Surrealists were openly talking about being magicians.

If a soldier or labourer complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing.

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

It is a lot harder when you are 4-1 down than when you are 4-1 up.

... sometimes I can feel it, the way we are pouring slowly toward a curve and around it through something dark and soft, and we are bound to each other.